BC Transit

BC Transit user scanning their monthly transit pass on the mobile app Umo to ride the bus. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

BC Transit rolls out $23.2M electronic fare system

Nanaimo and other BC transit regions will adopt the fare system in the future

 

A BC Transit overhang stop at the Terrace bus shelter on Lakelse Ave., as seen on March 2, 2018. This location, among others, will offer free service on August 5 and 6, to support the Riverboat Days celebration. (Black Press Media file photo)

BC Transit offers free service in Terrace, Kitimat for 2023 Riverboat Days

A system-wide closure is in effect for BC Day on August 7

 

A SkyTrain is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The union for more than 1,000 SkyTrain employees says it has reached a tentative five-year deal with the BC Rapid Transit Co.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

SkyTrain union reaches tentative 5-year deal with BC Rapid Transit

CUPE says ratification vote for the new contract will be held at the end of July

 

CUPE BC president Karen Ranalletta speaks at a public rally at Five Corners in downtown Chilliwack on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in support of CUPE 561, whose members have been on the picket lines for more than three weeks since the full withdrawal of transit services in the Fraser Valley. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Lunchtime rally in Chilliwack saw striking transit drivers ‘demand to be treated fairly’

‘We’re here now on strike because this job is no longer sustainable,’ says Chilliwack driver at rally

CUPE BC president Karen Ranalletta speaks at a public rally at Five Corners in downtown Chilliwack on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in support of CUPE 561, whose members have been on the picket lines for more than three weeks since the full withdrawal of transit services in the Fraser Valley. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
Police and paramedics load a man into an ambulance in Surrey Tuesday (April 11) after he was stabbed on a Coast Mountain bus in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard at about 9:30 p.m. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)

Second stabbing in as many weeks on Surrey transit bus

Man critically injured during attack on a bus not far from King George skytrain station

Police and paramedics load a man into an ambulance in Surrey Tuesday (April 11) after he was stabbed on a Coast Mountain bus in the 9900-block of King George Boulevard at about 9:30 p.m. (Photo: Shane MacKichan)
An international student was taken to hospital after being assaulted at a Kelowna bus stop on March. 17. (World Sikh Organization of Canada)

‘Investigate attack on international student as a hate crime’: Kelowna Sikh community

An international student was taken to hospital after being assaulted at a Kelowna bus stop

An international student was taken to hospital after being assaulted at a Kelowna bus stop on March. 17. (World Sikh Organization of Canada)
Ethan, 12, suffered damage to his leg after falling under a Kelowna transit bus on Feb. 28, 2023. (GoFundMe)

Fundraiser tops $10,000 for Okanagan boy injured after falling under bus

The GoFundMe says donations will help with cost of physiotherapy

  • Mar 7, 2023
Ethan, 12, suffered damage to his leg after falling under a Kelowna transit bus on Feb. 28, 2023. (GoFundMe)
(Black Press file photo)

Child hit by Kelowna BC Transit bus after school

The child is 12 years old

(Black Press file photo)
A BC Transit handyDART bus. (Contributed photo)

‘It’s not fair’: Long road ahead for B.C. transit improvements

Province unlikely to fund more accessible transit this year: BC Transit

A BC Transit handyDART bus. (Contributed photo)
A BC Transit handyDART bus. (Contributed photo)

‘It’s not fair’: Long road ahead for Terrace transit improvements

Province unlikely to fund more accessible transit this year: BC Transit

A BC Transit handyDART bus. (Contributed photo)
Transit driver Kiley Compton shows off reflective arm bands. (Submitted photo)

Terrace transit drivers handing out reflective arm bands

Drivers hope to encourage people to be more aware

Transit driver Kiley Compton shows off reflective arm bands. (Submitted photo)
BC Transit announced two new HandyDART buses were put into service in the Shuswap on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (Contributed)

Advocates call for better handyDART and taxi service

Residents say needs not being met amid high demand for accessible transport

BC Transit announced two new HandyDART buses were put into service in the Shuswap on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. (Contributed)
Residents may still be dealing with snow in parking lots, but BC Transit buses have returned to service in Terrace. (File photo) Residents may still be dealing with the aftermath of heavy snow, but BC Transit is resuming service as of 11 a.m. Dec. 27, 2022. (File photo)

Terrace buses returning to service

Unplowed roads forced cancellation

Residents may still be dealing with snow in parking lots, but BC Transit buses have returned to service in Terrace. (File photo) Residents may still be dealing with the aftermath of heavy snow, but BC Transit is resuming service as of 11 a.m. Dec. 27, 2022. (File photo)
BC Transit announced all Terrace routes delayed. (BC Transit photo)

‘Treacherous’ Terrace road conditions cause service delay: B.C Transit

Road conditions to be reassessed Tuesday morning

BC Transit announced all Terrace routes delayed. (BC Transit photo)
A BC Transit bus picks up passengers from a Douglas Street stop during the morning commute on Oct. 5. (Jake Romphf/New Staff)

BC Transit offering free rides on Election Day for some cities

TransLink will still be collecting fares Oct. 15

  • Oct 12, 2022
A BC Transit bus picks up passengers from a Douglas Street stop during the morning commute on Oct. 5. (Jake Romphf/New Staff)
Community of Gingolx driver Fraser Doolan makes a regular transit run from the village at the mouth of the Nass River through the Nass Valley and down to Terrace. There's a proposal now to set up a north-wide transit booking system to make it easier for people to book riders on the wide variety of transit services available in the region. (Staff photo)

Booking service proposed for northern transportation services

Would greatly assist passengers by reducing confusion, frustration

Community of Gingolx driver Fraser Doolan makes a regular transit run from the village at the mouth of the Nass River through the Nass Valley and down to Terrace. There's a proposal now to set up a north-wide transit booking system to make it easier for people to book riders on the wide variety of transit services available in the region. (Staff photo)
A video on TikTok showing passengers thanking BC Transit drivers has almost three million views. (The Fat Passport/TikTok)

Sorry, but polite B.C. transit service has TikTok world talking

Victoria video of people thanking bus drivers sparks debate and raises eyebrows

A video on TikTok showing passengers thanking BC Transit drivers has almost three million views. (The Fat Passport/TikTok)
A BC Transit bus parked at a stop in front of Skeena Mall. (Ben Bogstie)

Route changes coming to Terrace regional transit system

The local Terrace and Thornhill routes are being renumbered

A BC Transit bus parked at a stop in front of Skeena Mall. (Ben Bogstie)
BC TransLink bus (TransLink/Twitter)

TransLink says ridership recovery outpacing other North American systems

Bus ridership in Metro Vancouver returned to 62 per cent of pre-pandemic levels last year

BC TransLink bus (TransLink/Twitter)
Victoria will get the province’s first electric bus to service transit routes. (Courtesy of BC Transit)

B.C.’s first electric transit bus expected to arrive in Greater Victoria this fall

BC Transit announces 10 more electric buses for Capital Region coming in 2023

Victoria will get the province’s first electric bus to service transit routes. (Courtesy of BC Transit)
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